Monterey Shark Hunt Fails As Giant Learns Fatal Lesson
The account details a Japanese plan to capture large basking sharks off Monterey Bay. A monstrous forty to fifty foot shark defeats three boats, sinks one, and drowns five crewmen during a failed attempt to haul a giant shark into capture. Big James Paterson, famed Scottish fisherman, perishes after guiding rescue in a dramatic harbor rock incident.
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Dienstrom
Monterey
Monterey Bay
San Frangigeo
Bowander
Ron Te
Lancer
Leavis
Lrg
Public Land to Minho Elevation Claim
The report states eighty four percent of Idaho remains public land totaling over 44 000 acres. Government Geological Survey indicates 7 000 000 acres could be irrigated successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minho
Idaho
Government Geological Survey
High heel origins traced to Persia sands
The article notes that the rise of high heels is linked to Persia where dancers used heels to grip burning sands, suggesting a climate and culture that influenced footwear design. It mentions how this connection shaped fashion and footwork traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
News and Notes for Women on Law and Fashion
The piece surveys women entering law, noting rising licenses from New York and France, and mentions Miss Lydia Gould Weld training as a naval architect. It also describes evolving women’s fashion including shaded gowns, linen outfits, and new stirrups for equestrians, with a catalog-like array of social notices and notable women.
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Tve
America
New York
Guamber of Deputies
Haove
C&ice
Misa Lydia Gould Weld
Franklin Weld
Faimouth
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miss Weld
Bristol
R. 1
TR. Lambirth
Swapping as a Calling In New York Trade of Hidden Riches
A veteran exchange broker recounts how swapping vast and odd items from steamboats to bed slats fuels a thriving market in New York. He explains that success rests on a natural passion for swapping and narrates early trades from candy to a prospering hardware store, plus a steamboat fire tale and a York farm piano swap yielding a cottage and a yacht.
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J. Edwards
New York State
Rosslend
British Columbia
Kip van Winkle
Anaconda
Monntnings
Isvyeot
Ilere Attist
Anil
Harry McQuarcy
Yvidlera
England
Howe
New York Times
New York
Ia Sun
Ocean Greyhounda
Buckeye
New Orleans
Wade
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Ouio
Geptain
Samme
Ogg
Notty
Mongey
N.Y
Jess Thuy
Regular army officer spotted by amateur Sherlock in New Orleans
In a New Orleans scene on St. Charles street an amateur Sherlock Holmes analyzes a middle aged man leaving a store. He deduces military habit from a pocket, coat, sword gesture and outerwear while noting the subject’s regular officer bearing and years of habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Sherlock Holmes
St. Charles Street
Mateuc
New Orleans Times-Dewur
Island Seals and Rabbits Suppressed by Colonists
Reports describe taming and extermination efforts around isolated islands off Nova Bolin and Madagascar. Sealing crews at Gat Island winter harbors prey on seabirds and exhibit ferocity. Along Aldgber near Madagascar, cats exterminated native wildlife, leaving few survivors and challenging sustenance.
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Satie
Gat Island
Thwe
Madagascar
Ywuiel
Ercaliel
Unclear historic notice on exhibitions and travel
Fragmented text describes posters and advertisements for a traveling waxwork exhibition with foreign influence. Mentions a border fawn youth and a traveling exhibitor inviting the public to view waxworks and a royal figure with dramatic display.
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Big Jones
All America
May Wright Sewall
Countess of Aberdeen
Woman's Inter
National Congress
Europe
Anne Gould
Woman's International Congress
Sewall
Lome
New Yorke Journal
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Mias Sprates
Surrey
Ida Lavender
A. R. Long
Charlotteville
Jefferson Davis
Montpelier
Kate K. Cronnell
Rochester
Greece
California
United States
Gilbreath
Austin
Texas
Eleventh Infantry
Porto Rico
Russia
Emma A. Kalbfleisch
Bridgeport
Gonu
Martin Ixalbfleisch
Brooklyn
McKinley
Chey
Father Wringer
Tle
Jiko
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Weasel
Hames
Gineinnati
Fellowe
Miye
Ageiell
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Luis
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Dauge
Oleer
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